Repower Athearn H0 CF-7

[torikoos]

I'm in the process of building a CF7 (I had an old RPP shell and chassis bought many years ago, before Athearn took them over and now produces their version). I've purchased the same repowering sets from Proto Power West (A-line). Although I've not been running a lot with it yet, I can't see any big problems in allignment and balancing yet (perhaps I'm lucky). I've also used double sided tape to mount my motor (I have also installed the extra motor cradle weight that is available for this model). Now comes the challenge of cramming in the decoder and speaker in this very small loco shell..... On second thought, maybe I should paint it first :-)

Koos

PS: I guess you love your CF7's. Do you have the book : From Cleburn to Everywhere? If not, get a copy, with a bit of luck you can find it on E-bay or Amazon (the US site will probably have it , that's where mine came from, and I am in the UK).